Spreading Holiday Cheer: a house log

As mentioned in our “acceptance speech,” we planned to give a portion of our prize money from RemodelingMySpace.com’s contest to a local housing charity. So when our check arrived on Saturday it was at last time to spread the enjoy. And this time the enjoy went to Richmond’s Better Housing Coalition.

The Better Housing Coalition has been working in Richmond for 20 years to revitalize communities in our area, primarily by taking neglected homes in historic neighborhoods and turning them into affordable housing for low-income families. For instance, they do work in Union Hill, the neighborhood featured in the TLC special “Flip It Back” we reported on a few weeks ago.

We are still learning about the BHC, but they were recommended to us by two reliable people. USA Today also vouches for them in this article written last year about revitalizing old cities. We are also impressed by their striking renovations and the fact that lately they’ve even been building their homes to meet strict green construction standards.

If you are interested in donating to BHC yourself, click here. It feels fairly darn good. Promise.